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Issue No. 1, September 2016APAA e-Newsletter


Opening of New Era!
Patrick Kim, President
These days, sharing of up-to-date information becomes common sense also in IP field. Although we have established the internet homepage of the association that provides a wealth of information, it is lacking …

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Australian designs law – Where is reform headed?
Daneta Crump, Freehills Patent Attorneys (Australia)
It was back in 2012 that Australia’s Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) was first tasked with reviewing the Australian …

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Constitution of commercial courts in India – A boon for disposal of IP disputes
Sushant Singh, Sushant M. Singh & Associates (India)
Trade and investment is the lifeline of socio-economic development of a nation, and India is no exception to this. The commercial …

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Doctrine of equivalents – Grand panel decision of IP High Court (Maxacalcitol Case)
Shimako Kato, Abe, Ikubo & Katayama (Japan)
On March 25, 2016 the Grand Panel of the IP High Court rendered a decision in which infringement under the doctrine of …

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Status of post-grant opposition in Japan
Kazuo Yamasaki, Nakamura & Partners (Japan)
The opposition procedure has been reinstated in Japan. The new post-grant opposition system is designed to be more user-friendly …

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Significant changes to the Korean Patent Act
Jin Hwan Kim, MAPS IP Law Firm (Korea)
Amendments to the Korean Patent Act (“KPA”) were promulgated on March 1, 2016 and will be effective as of March 1, 2017. …

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Major amendments to the Korean Trademark Act
Jin Hwan Kim, MAPS IP Law Firm (Korea)
New amendments to the Korean Trademark Act (“KTA”) were published on February 29, 2016 and took effect as of September 1, …

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Draft amendment to Taiwan Patent Act for TPP accession
Joyce Ho, Ethan Wang, Tsar and Tsai Law Firm (Taiwan)
In order to join the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP), Taiwan has been drafting the amendments …

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Cybersquatting over .vn domain names – Does administrative proceeding work?
Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Vision & Associates (Vietnam)
Cybersquatting, over both gTLDs and ccTLDs, is quite rampant in Vietnam at present. Statistics from the WIPO Arbitration and …

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